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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Publisher Comments Its 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and when 10-year-old Bud decides to hit the road to find his father, nothing can stop him.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sam and the Firefly (Beginner Books) by P. D. Eastman Publisher Comments Illus. in color. The story of an incredible twosome that "provides interest, suspense and word repetition. Illustrations excellent. Recommended."--(starred) School Library Journal.... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $6.00 Used - Hardcover
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Publisher Comments A classic boy-and-dog tale in the tradition of Old Yeller Tyrone "Li'l T" Roberts meets Buddy when his family's car accidentally hits the stray dog on their way to church. Buddy turns out to be the dog Li'l T's always wished for--until... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap) by Liz Kessler and Sarah Gibb Publisher Comments "Liz Kessler makes a splash with this tightly written, highly imaginative debut." — FAMILYFUN For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Yearling Books) by Madeleine L'Engle Publisher Comments Meg Murry O'Keefe and her family are just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when her father gets a phone call from the White House about a madman's threat of nuclear war. Only an old Irish rune seems to hold a clue to averting worldwide disaster, and... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Brain (Great Brain #1) by John D. Fitzgerald and Mercer Mayer Publisher Comments For decades, the Great Brain and his little brother have enchanted readers. Now three of these heartwarming and funny stories featuring the young con artist are reissued. Illustrations.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen Publisher Comments Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough. Enter Theo... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Lily's Crossing (Yearling Newbery) by Patricia Reill Giff Publisher Comments As in years past, Lily will spend the summer in Rockaway, in her family's house by the Atlantic Ocean. But this summer of 1944, World War II has changed everyone's life. Lily's best friend, Margaret, has moved to a wartime factory town and Lily's father... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Yearling Newbery) by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments After her grandfathers death Kit leaves Barbados for New England. She is shocked by the gray, damp landscape and the Puritanical lifestyle of her uncles household. Fitting in is not easy, and her only friend is believed to be a witch. Kit must choose... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Wind in the Door by Madeleine Lengle Publisher Comments Meg Murry can't help but be worried when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces there are dragons in the vegetable garden. He's so bright, and so different from other kids, he's getting bullied at school, and he is also strangely, seriously... (read more) List Price $6.50 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Freckle Juice by Judy Blume Publisher Comments Andrew wants freckles more than anything else, so Sharon offers to sell him her secret freckle recipe. When Andrew turns green and blue from the brew, it's doubtful he'll ever wish for freckles again. Full color.... (read more) List Price $4.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Staff Pick For the winter holidays try American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Chang. This quirky book is a fabulous introduction to the new generation of graphic novels, and blends folklore with an exploration of racial stereotyping and the "right stuff" of America... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain #1) by Lloyd Alexander Publisher Comments Taran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper, longs to be a hero. He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain. Packed with action, humor, romance, and gallantry, Taran's adventures... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery) by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments Its 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being “relocated,” so Annemarie Johansens best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Half Magic (Edward Eager's Tales of Magic) by Edward Eager Staff Pick I love this story. Four children (one brother and three sisters) find a magic coin. They don't initially understand the coin's special properties or how to use it without causing unwanted mayhem — since only half of a wish comes true when wished in the... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rabbit Hill (Puffin Newberry Library) by Robert Lawson Staff Pick Written in 1944, this is one of the classics of children's literature. The animals of Rabbit Hill and the folks who live in the big house learn about coexisting, giving us all something to think about in terms of how we interact with the world around us.... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Publisher Comments Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $1.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Publisher Comments Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy – The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass – has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Single Shard (Yearling Newbery) by Linda Sue Park Publisher Comments Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Chulpo, a potters village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potters craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Blubber (Yearling Books) by Judy Blume Publisher Comments This set includes Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.; Blubber; Iggie's House; and Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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